“I don't want to die. I don't think I could kill anyone if I tried....” – Jess Birdwell, Friendly Persuasion ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Friendly Persuasion 1956

Jess Birdwell Gary Cooper

I don't want to die. I don't think I could kill anyone if I tried. But I have to try, so long as other people have to.

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